# US 2019/0318402 A1 · Data translation system and method for multi-platform e-commerce system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0318402 A1 - Document ID: US20190318402A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/952,978 - Filed: 2018-04-13 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Violet.io, Inc. - Applicants: Violet.io, Inc. - Inventors: Brandon Schulz; Rhen Zabel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318402A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0619: {Neutral agent} - G06Q 30/0633: {Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087)} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A bi-directional data translation system for a multi-platform e-commerce distribution system is disclosed. The system includes one or more processors and a memory device storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: for incoming product data from merchants, ingest product information in formats from multiple different merchants and convert the product information into a unified product schema; for outgoing product data to e-commerce platforms, convert the product information in the unified product schema into one or more formats expected by one or more individual e-commerce platforms; for incoming product data from e-commerce platforms, convert the product information from the platform-specific format of the e-commerce platform into the unified product schema; and for outgoing product data to merchants, translate the product information in the unified product schema into formats expected by the multiple different merchants. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bi-directional data translation system for a multi-platform e-commerce distribution system, the bi-directional data translation system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory device storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: for incoming product data from multiple merchants, ingest product information in formats from multiple merchants and convert the product information into a unified product schema; for outgoing product data to a plurality of individual e-commerce platforms, convert the product information in the unified product schema into a plurality of formats expected by plurality of individual e-commerce platforms; for incoming product data from the plurality of individual e-commerce platforms, convert the product information from the plurality of platform-specific formats of the plurality of e-commerce platforms into the unified product schema; and for outgoing product data to multiple merchants, translate the product information in the unified product schema into formats expected by the multiple merchants. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein the bi-directional data translation system receives a product information update from a merchant and automatically updates the product information at multiple digital product transaction locations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein product offers within a product repository are automatically updated using event listeners when equivalent product offers on a source e-commerce platform are updated. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein an order is received from a purchaser via a third-party application, the order is translated into a unified order schema used by a product distribution platform, and then the order in the unified order schema is re-translated into an individual e-commerce format expected by the e-commerce platform to fulfill the order. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 4, wherein a product inventory status is updated after the received order has been fulfilled. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein the unified product schema used by a product repository features a top-level product wrapper that contains information associated with a product, including metadata, minimum and maximum prices, and possible product options. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 6, wherein possible product options include sizes and colors. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 6, wherein the top-level product wrapper includes nested offers that are purchasable entities, wherein each nested offer is a product that is available by a merchant and that exists within the top-level product wrapper, wherein each nested offer may contain product options and variants that are not available in other offers nested under the same top-level product wrapper. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein when a merchant modifies a product offer on an e-commerce platform, the product offer in a product repository is updated automatically to reflect these modifications. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The bi-directional data translation system of claim 1, wherein if a product becomes out of stock on an e-commerce platform, then an equivalent product offer in a product repository is correspondingly marked as out of stock on all third-party applications linked to the product repository where the product was previously purchasable. ### Claim 11 A data translation system for a multi-platform e-commerce system, the data translation system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory device storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: receive incoming product data from one or more merchants; ingest product information in one or more formats from the one or more merchants; convert the product information into a unified product schema; store the product information on a product distribution platform that includes a repository of the purchasable products; convert the product information in the unified product schema from storage on the product distribution platform into a plurality of formats expected by a plurality of individual e-commerce platforms; and send outgoing product data to the plurality of individual e-commerce platforms. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein the data translation system receives a product information update from a merchant and automatically updates the product information at multiple digital product transaction locations. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein, through the use of event listeners, product offers within a product repository are automatically updated, when their equivalent entity on a source e-commerce platform are updated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein an order is received from a purchaser via a third-party application, the order is translated into a unified order schema used by a product distribution platform, and then the order in the unified order schema is re-translated into an individual e-commerce format expected by the e-commerce platform to fulfill the order. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The data translation system of claim 14, wherein the product inventory status is updated after the received order has been fulfilled. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein the unified product schema used by a product repository features a top-level product wrapper that contains information associated with a product, including metadata, minimum and maximum prices, and possible product options. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The data translation system of claim 16, wherein possible product options include sizes and colors. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The data translation system of claim 16, wherein the top-level product wrapper includes nested offers that are purchasable entities, wherein each nested offer is a product that is available by a merchant and that exists within the top-level product wrapper, wherein each nested offer may contain product options and variants that are not available in other offers nested under the same top-level product wrapper. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein when a merchant modifies a product offer on an e-commerce platform, the product offer in a product repository is updated automatically to reflect these modifications. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The data translation system of claim 11, wherein if a product becomes out of stock on an e-commerce platform, then an equivalent product offer in a product repository is correspondingly marked as out of stock on all third-party applications linked to the product repository where the product was previously purchasable. ### Claim 21 A data translation system for a multi-platform e-commerce system, the data translation system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory device storing a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: receive incoming product data from a plurality of individual e-commerce platforms; extract product information in a plurality of platform-specific formats from the plurality of individual e-commerce platforms; convert the product information from the plurality of platform-specific formats of the plurality of e-commerce platforms into a unified product schema; store the product information on a product distribution platform that includes a repository of the purchasable products; convert the product information in the unified product schema from storage on the product distribution platform into one or more formats expected by one or more merchants; and send outgoing product data to the one or more merchants. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The data translation system of claim 21, wherein the system creates a unified point of entry for merchants for distribution to the third-party applications on the Internet. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The data translation system of claim 21, wherein the system creates access to a unified distribution house in the digital world for third-party application developers and end purchasers. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The data translation system of claim 1, wherein the system enables merchants to individually modify rates of revenue being offered to third-party application developers that helped generate the transaction between the third-party application developers. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The data translation system of claim 1, wherein the system enables merchants to set default rates of revenue being offered to third-party application developers that helped generate the transaction between the third-party application developers, and enables merchants to set custom rates of revenue being offered to third-party application developers that helped generate the transaction between the third-party application developers for specific products. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The data translation system of claim 1, wherein memory device further stores a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: compare the new product data and determine if there is already a same existing product in the repository of the purchasable products; if there is a same existing product, merge the new product data with the same existing product as an additional offer in the repository of the purchasable products; and if there is not a same existing product, create a new product offering with the new product data in the repository of the purchasable products.